{"id":11089,"date":"2001-01-06T00:03:20","date_gmt":"2001-01-05T22:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2022-09-19T10:38:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T07:38:05","slug":"13-06-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/13-06-03\/","title":{"rendered":"03. Beating the Aravot<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

The custom of Israel is to take aravot <\/em>on the seventh day, to commemorate the Temple, and to beat them on the ground or something else, as the prophets instituted in Temple times (MT, Laws of Shofar, Sukka<\/em>, and Lulav<\/em> 7:22). The Amora\u2019im disagree as to whether the prophets introduced this practice as an enactment, in which case a berakha<\/em> is recited, or as a custom, in which case no berakha<\/em> is recited (Sukka <\/em>42a-b with Rashi). The accepted practical ruling is that it is a custom, and no berakha<\/em> is recited (SA 664:2).<\/p>\n

The aravot<\/em> need to be 3 tefa\u1e25im<\/em> long (like the aravot<\/em> bundled with the lulav<\/em>). Technically, one arava<\/em> is enough, but it is customary nowadays to follow Arizal and take five aravot<\/em> (SA 664:4; MB ad loc<\/em>. 16). Some prefer not to tie the five aravot<\/em> together. Others prefer to tie them, and this is the custom (MB 664:17; Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/em> ad loc<\/em>. 35).<\/p>\n

Although the aravot<\/em> used for the mitzva of the four species are invalid if most of its leaves have fallen off, aravot<\/em> used for the custom of beating are acceptable as long as one leaf remains on each arava<\/em>. Nevertheless, one should not be lenient. Rather, one should beautify the custom and use nice aravot<\/em> that are valid for use with the lulav <\/em>(SA and Rema 664:4; Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/em> ad loc<\/em>. 34).<\/p>\n

Le-khat\u1e25ila<\/em>, one should take new aravot<\/em> for beating, rather than those that have already been used by someone else. However, technically, many people can fulfill the custom with the same aravot<\/em>. The beating itself does not disqualify them. As long as each is 3 tefa\u1e25im<\/em> long and has at least one remaining leaf, they may be used multiple times to fulfill the custom.<\/p>\n

The aravot<\/em> are beaten two or three times on the ground or something else (Rambam; SA 664:4). According to Arizal, the custom is to beat the aravot<\/em> five times on the ground. Some A\u1e25aronim write that it is preferable to first beat the aravot<\/em> on the ground in accordance with Arizal\u2019s custom and then beat them on pews or other furniture, because some maintain that it is better when the beating tears off leaves, which is more likely to happen when beating them on furniture (Bikurei Yaakov<\/em> 664:16; MB ad loc. <\/em>19). Those who follow Arizal meticulously beat the aravot<\/em> five times on unpaved ground and make sure that the aravot<\/em> remain kosher enough to be used for a lulav<\/em> throughout the beating (Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/em> 664:37).<\/p>\n

In most communities, the four species are not taken together with the aravot<\/em> for beating. Rather, the seven hakafot <\/em>and the subsequent prayers and liturgical poems are conducted while holding the four species. Then the four species are put aside and the aravot<\/em> picked up. Additional prayers and liturgical poems are then recited, and the service concludes with the beating of the aravot<\/em> (Rema 664:7; MB ad loc<\/em>. 26 based on Arizal; Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/em> ad loc<\/em>. 32). The Yemenite custom is to hold the four species plus the aravot<\/em> during the hakafot<\/em> of Hoshana Rabba (as described in SA 664:3).<\/p>\n

One cannot fulfill this obligation using aravot<\/em> that are still bundled with the lulav<\/em>. However, if the aravot <\/em>are removed from the bundle after the four species have been taken, one may use them for the mitzva of beating aravot<\/em> (SA 664:5; MB ad loc<\/em>. 21).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The custom of Israel is to take aravot on the seventh day, to commemorate the Temple, and to beat them on the ground or something else, as the prophets instituted in Temple times (MT, Laws of Shofar, Sukka, and Lulav 7:22). The Amora\u2019im disagree as to whether the prophets introduced this practice as an enactment, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[212],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-13-06"],"yoast_head":"\n03. 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